The character 忙 — “busy”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 忙 is read máng and means “busy”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 忙
忙 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 忙, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 忙 is made of
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 忙
- 帮忙help (out)HSK 2
- 连忙hurriedly, promptlyHSK 5
- 急忙hastilyHSK 5
- 忙碌busy, bustlingHSK 5
- 赶忙hastily, hurriedlyHSK 6
- 匆忙hasty, in a hurryHSK 6
- 繁忙busy, bustling (of traffic)HSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 忙?
忙 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 忙 mean?
忙 means “busy”. It appears in 帮忙 (“help”), 连忙 (“hurriedly”), 急忙 (“hastily”), 忙碌 (“busy”).
How do you pronounce 忙?
忙 is read máng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 忙 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 忙 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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